Hughes/Space & Comm. Heliport

Corporate consolidation and operational changes. In 2000, The Boeing Company acquired Hughes Space and Communications. As part of the integration and site reorganization, non-essential assets like the private heliport were likely eliminated to streamline operations, reduce costs, and repurpose the valuable land for facility expansion.

The site of the former heliport has been fully absorbed into what is now The Boeing Company's Satellite Development Center. This is a large, secure, and active campus dedicated to the design, manufacturing, and testing of commercial and government satellites. The specific location of the heliport has been redeveloped with buildings, parking, or other infrastructure, and no physical trace of the heliport remains.

The heliport was an integral part of the Hughes Aircraft Company's Space and Communications Group campus in El Segundo, a facility at the forefront of the global satellite industry. When active, the heliport primarily handled executive and VIP transport. It allowed for rapid travel for company leadership, high-ranking military officials, and NASA personnel between the El Segundo plant, other Hughes facilities across Southern California (such as in Culver City and Fullerton), and major airports like LAX. Its operation supported a facility responsible for historic achievements, including the construction of Syncom (the first geosynchronous communications satellite) and Intelsat I (the first commercial communications satellite), which laid the foundation for modern global telecommunications.

None. The land is privately owned by Boeing and is a critical, high-security component of one of the world's largest satellite factories. The area is densely developed, and there is no operational requirement, commercial demand, or any known plan to re-establish a heliport at this location.